The Streak is Over

[Eduardo]

No kicker holds in DDB I think. TDB yes. You made the correct hold techinically. Some like the extra gamble but it rarely pays off. If you had held the kicker the first card might not have been the ace because the rng is always changing and you would have hit draw at a different time. So don't beat yourself up about it.

[damule]

One other thing that I was too embarrassed to report..I usually play bonus poker rather than DD, but after the royal I decided to just run wild..A few hands into the DD, I was dealt 3A's with a 3. Should I keep the 3 or go for the aces..KEEP THE KICKER!! KEEP THE KICKER! This is now emblazened in my brain forever. Of course the first card up was the 4th Ace, so insted of $500, I just got the $200. The man sitting next to me just lowered his glasses and looked at me, shaking his head. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

 
 
You 100% made the correct play, you do NOT hold kickers in DDB.
 
It is correct to hold kickers in TDB when dealt bonus trips. However, I wouldn't fault you not to hold kickers in TDB as you need to worry about getting the quad first and the kicker second. Remember there's only 1 card left out of 47 to make the quad, there are still 11 more kickers. I usually prefer to take my chance for quads when drawing 2 cards over 1, although it is marginally not the correct play.
 
As far as the guy sitting next to you shaking his head...you should have punched him in the face .

[cook1947]

Mule, I was too busy beating myself up to pay any attention to him. I think I might have felt better if this had'nt happened before. Sometimes, you have to just listen to your intuitions and that little voice inside your head. (The little voice in my head is named Artie..)